Elegy (2008)

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Adapted from author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, director Isabel Coixet's elegant tale of obsession explores the relationship between a highly respected professor (Ben Kingsley) and an impossibly gorgeous grad student (Penélope Cruz)....
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Starring
Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard
Director(s)
Isabel Coixet
Distributor(s)
Samuel Goldwyn
MPAA Rating
R
Runtime
108 min.

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San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites

A richly textured and compelling film.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

There's a poetic irony to the idea that it took a female filmmaker to finally do justice to Philip Roth on screen.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

True to its title, Elegy is a spare, meditative and melancholy film. It is a deeply affecting and profoundly observed saga about love, art, beauty and, especially, mortality.Read the full review

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  • Ben Kingsley loves young directors

    07/29/09 Actors are often asked to name their dream directors.  |  JAM! Showbiz

  • Film: Interview: Patricia Clarkson

    06/30/09 It wasn't by accident that Andy Samberg cast Patricia Clarkson to star alongside Susan Sarandon in Saturday Night Live 's "Motherlover" short.  |  The A.V. Club

  • Case Study: Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

    05/15/09 Cannes Competition player "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo," from helmer Isabel Coixet and shot entirely in Tokyo in Japanese and English, forms part of an ambitious growth strategy for Barcelona-based Mediapro.  |  Variety

  • Cruz Baffled By Kingsley's Title

    04/08/09 Penelope Cruz had trouble talking to her Elegy co-star Sir Ben Kingsley - because she had no idea how to address him.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

  • Penelope's Got It Covered For Vogue España

    03/18/09 Penelope Cruz is no stranger to a Vogue cover , and she's on front yet again for the Spanish version 's April issue.  |  POPSUGAR
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